Support tor locomotive air pumps



L. L. NEEBE' SUPPORT Fdn Locqmqprlvm AIR PUMPS, ETC

April 29, 1930,

qii inal Filed May 5, 1927 Reissuecl Apr. 29, 1930 PATENT OFFICELAWRENCE L. NEEBE, OF 'WOODBURY, NEW JERSEY SUPPORT FOR LOCOMOTIVE AIRPUMPS, ETC.

Original No. 1,668,570, dated May 8, 1928, Serial No. 188,991, filed May5, 1927. Application for reissue I filed March 20, 1930.

object, and can be adjusted and held in position after adjustment.

A further object of the invention is to provide one type of support thatcan be used on different forms or types of boilers. Heretofore, it hasbeen the practice to design an air pump support for each type of boiler.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a sectional View of a portion of a locomotive boiler showingmy improved support secured thereto; and

Fig. 2 is a face View of the support.

1 is a locomotive boiler having the ordinary lagging 2. Secured to theshell of the boiler is a bracket 3 having a base and two pairs of lugs 4suitably braced as shown in Fig. 2. The

base of the bracket 3 is on the same radius as the shell of the boiler,and is secured to the shell by rivets or studs 5 as desired.

The support for the air pump consists of 0 a frame 6 having holes 7 forthe bolts which secure the pump to the frame, and has knuckles 8 whichextend between the lugs 4 of the bracket 3. Pivot-bolts 9, extendthrough openings in the lugs and in the knuckles. By

the foregoing arrangement, the frame 6 is pivotally suspended from thebracket.

At the back of the frame, near the lower end thereof, is an extension 11having an inclined face. A brace 12 of considerable width 0 as shown inFig. 2, is secured to the boiler by studs 13 and to the face of theextension 11 by bolts 14. This brace rigidly holds the frame in positionafter adjustment.

The cylinder of the air pump or other device can be attached to theframe before it is hung on the bracket, or it can be secured to theframe after the frame has been rigidly attached to the boiler.

By the above construction, the brackets and frames of the supports cankept in stock, and

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a bracket can be secured in any convenient position on the boiler so asto locate the air pump properly in position. All that is necessary atthe time of installation is to cut the brace 12 to the proper length.

By the use of this invention, considerable time is saved in the erectingshop, as there is no necessity for using special fittings in View of thefact that the brackets and frames can be kept in stock.

I claim:

1. The combination in a support for air pumps and the like on alocomotive boiler,

of a bracket having a base shaped to fit the shell of the boiler andhaving lugs projecting from the base; a frame having knuckles;pivot-bolts connecting the knuckles of the frame to the lugs on thebracket; and a wide brace plate secured to the lower end of the frameand to the shell of the boiler.

2. The combination in asupport for locomotive air pumps and the like, ofa bracket arranged to be secured to the shell of a locomotive boiler; aframe pivotally suspended from the bracket and arranged to carry an airpump or the like; and a rigid brace securing the lower end of the frameto the body of the boiler.

LAWRENCE L. NEEBE.

